Le Gear Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Le Gear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Gear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Le Gear Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Le Gear Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Le Gear is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Le Gear.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Gear? popularity and diffusion

Le Gear is the 2,333,370th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Le Gear are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 181,113. In Ireland Le Gear is mostly found in: Munster, where 92 percent live, Connaught, where 4 percent live and Leinster, where 4 percent live. Other than Ireland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 9 percent live.

Le Gear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Le Gear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Le Gear surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Le Gear Last Name Statistics demography

Le Gear earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.75% more than the national average, earning $65,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Geard933/
Le Goer8645/
Le Gair861/
Le Seear804/
Le Jar7714/
Le Yar7712/
Le Air773/
Le Gauyer7521/
Le Gouyer758/
Le Guyard751/
Le Jeaure750/
Le Jard7118/
Le Cair7116/
Le Seur7111/
Le Hair715/
La Zear713/
La Gair712/
Le-Gair711/
La Jear710/
Le Heurt6792/
Le Cuyer6711/
Le Chair675/
Le Gourd672/
La Zeaar671/
Le Seuer671/
Le Caier671/
Le Jarre671/
Le Khyar671/
Le Hoyer671/
Le-Gauyer637/
Le Chiare634/
Le-Air621/
Le Jort5751/
Le Cour5746/
Le-Hair5733/
Le Jour5713/
Le Scour53420/
La Gaire535/
Le Haire534/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Le Gear
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